Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Shortly after arrival in the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) — she suffered a cardiac arrest. BUT — Cardiac catheterization done a little later did not reveal any significant stenosis. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained after successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. ( No CP ( C hest P ain ).

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Blog Cardiac Arrest STEMI Plaque 163

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ST elevation (STE) in lead augmented vector right (aVR), coexistent with multilead ST depression, was endorsed as a sign of acute occlusion of the left main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in the 2013 STEMI guidelines. Thirty-six patients (36%) presented with cardiac arrest, and 78% (28/36) underwent emergent angiography.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52

DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 alone, more than 800,000 of these people are at risk of MI and for approximately 200,000 of them, this may well be their second life-threatening cardiac event. 4 In the U.S.

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Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111